Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-03-25

pOrHte f0aO or railroads 1tifs herein before pfO
jvided forl shall he multiplied by said rate. ant
the result set down in the proper colum,
opposite each OF. said tracts Of lands
ra nhne or corporate sna% roads ral
shall be the amount that each OF said tIslcts O
lands. public Or corporate roatts or railroads
VIII l,s liable to pay tor such lmproyenlen,s.
| 3SEC.RlS. SAID statement, as provided for il
section Is of this oct, having been completed h,
the auditor, he shall sign ana acknnYedge TIL,
same before some officer authorixed to tax,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS e. which said SIGNATURE shall y
shall then he recorded by the registersof deeds
and posted npon tho abstract books In his Office
II any such books are there, Of the proper county
and the amount that each tract Of land and til,
interest thereon, as hereinafter provided, publ,
or corporate road OR railroad, will be liable It
pay. shall he and remain a lien or such lands
public or corporate roads or railroads. unit
| fully paid said payments to be made as herein
after provided And the filing OF such stale
rnent In said register Of deeds Office shall BIZ
notice TO all the world OF the existence Of suci
lien. And the fee, OF such register OF deeds To-
such recording shall be paid by the county, OF
the allowance II TIE board Of eounty commits:
s1oners, and said statement. after the same hal
been recorded, shall be returned to the count,
| auditor; to be by him placed With the Other
papers relating TO such ditch or bitches, and
carefully preserved by him.
SEC. 60 The amount that each tract Of land
public or corporate road or railroad, shall pa!
1or the location construction and establishment
of any ditch CT bitches under the provisions o.
this act, shall bear Interest from the data of tn,
ll1ng OF the auditors statement in the register
OF deeds office AT the rate Of seven 10 per cent
constitute an additional lien on said lands o.
roads nntil fully paid, which said int eyt, W heI
paid, shall be outed by the auditor.
SEC 21. The payments Of such liens shall b
made to the county treasurer OF said county by
the owners at any time, as follows viz:
One ~ tenth at SAID principal with the in
terest thereon on or before one Cd year.
One ~ tenth OK same on or before two e.
years.
One ~ tenth Of same On or before three T.
One ~ tenth OF same on Or before four a
years.
One az tenth Of same Oh or before FIVE e.
years
One III tenth of same on or before six e.
years.
One ~ tenth of same ON or before seven e.
years
One ~ tenth of same on or before eight IS
One az tenth of same on or before nine %
years.
One ~ tenth OF same on or before ten no.
Provided, that if such payment or payments
are not made by The owners before the first day
Of December next succeeding the date OF hiua
the aforesaid statement in the office Of register
Of deeds. and before the first day OF December
or each succeeding year, until all OF such pay
ments shall have been fully paid. then
and IN that case, the auditor shall enter
said one ~ tenth payment for said year against
the said tract or lands on the lax lists OF the
county, as q tax on said tract. to become due and
payable. with tae ACCUMULATED interest thereon,
and penalty of ten flO> per cent OF such pay
mens. and to be collected "a all other taxes are
collected for said year On said lands: provided,
that when full payment shall have been made on
any tract OF land. the auditor shall certify the
tact and the record OF such certificate shall re-
lease and discharge the SAME OF record; pro-
vided further, that any person may pay the full
amount OF said lien. with accumulated interest,
a. any time.
SEC. %. All lands owned by this state, and
all lands owned by any land company or railroad
company benefited by any such ditch drain OF
wat II course, shall be liable TO pay and shall pay
tor suoas asa1sahts the same as owners OF taxable
lands.
SEC. %. All public or corporate roads or rail
roads benefited shall pay the amounts taxed ny
against them follows: Whenever any public
highway is benefited by such drain or ditch the
town which is by law charged with the duty Of
keeping such highway in repair shall lie assessed
with The amount OF benefits accruing to such
highway IN said town by reason ct said ditch OF
drain, and the shall be paid out Of the
treasury OF snch town uron demand of the
county auditor; and whenever any railroad, OF
the lands Of any railroad company, is benefited
road company shall be assessed i:s just propor-
tio1.s OF benefits. the same as other lands bene-
ELed arc assessed, which assessments shall be
collected from such railroad corporation or COM
pany IN the same manner as personal taxes are
collected by law Or said liens against any such
company may be foreclosed by suit in the same
manner as provided by law for the foreclosure
OF mortgage liens upon real estate by action.
SEC p Every person or corporation through
whose lands any public ditch IL constructed
shall be required to keep tue open, free aud
clear OF all INSTRUCTIONS upon lis or its premises
by him or it placed thereon, and in case Of a
failure TO do so, shall be liable to pay all reason
soe and necessary expenses of removing such
DsLluctlOn. person or corporation aggricved
by any such Obst ruction may make a sworn
statement OF the facts TO the chair Ian of the
town supervisors OF the town wherein such OBJ
struction exists, who shall urucaed to examine
the premises and inquire into The truth Of the
statement: and If lie ind the statement to be
true. he shall immediately notify the owner OF
tie land Oh which such obstruction exists, to
remove the same within reasonable time, not
exceeding twenty izO! days: anu il the owners
so notlhet fail TO remove tho obstruction, the
said chairnlaH shall 81 once cause the same t., be
removed at tue expense OF such owner and Ger
tlty such expense to the county auditor, who
shall place the same, together with all lees and
other expenses IN the case. on the tax duplicate
az an assessment upon the lands OF such person
or corporation, and the same shall be 4 lien upon
such lands. and shall be collected as other taxes
SEC %. After the construction of any such
Worh the town supervisors OF such township in
which the same Ia, or any p:4rt thereof, shall
keep the same or snch part thereof in proDer re-
pair and Tree from Instructions, so rs TO answer
Its purpose. and pay for the same out Of the
general township fund; and to raise the neces-
sary money TO reimburse that fund they shall
apportlon and assess the costs thereof upon the
lands which will be benefited by such repairs
or removal Of distractions according TO such
benefits In their Judgment. 4hey shall make a
statement OF such assessment ndYdeliver the
same TO the auditor OF the comfy, who shall
put the same upon tho succeeding tax duplicate,
and it shall be q lien upon the lands. and be col
lected In the same manner as state and county
taxes. The provisions OF ohis section shall also
apply to all works constructed for TIE purpose
of drainage under any law now or heretofore in
force in this state. II they shall be of the opin-
ion that such assessment, or any part thereon
ought to be charged to lands in other townshlns''
the supervlsions thereof shall, on request, meet
witn them at time and place by them ap-
pointed, and they shall jointly make such as
sessments and certificates 20 the auditor OF the
proper counties majority Of snch supervisors
as attend any such meeting shall have power to
act and decide any question, and to. make The
ure of any township supervisor to perform
s ses WORK after 5ea0 sen q h aays y MOTHS sn
shall be liable for all DAMAGES caused by such
failure to perform his duty, to be recovered by
the person or persons so damaged. He shall
conviction thereof fined not less than ten 10y
nor more than fifty 900 dollars.
SEC 26. II any person shall Millfully OBJ
struct any public ditch or shall wilfully divert
the water from its proper channel he shaI be
deemed guilty OF misdelneanor, and upon con-
viction thereon shall be fined il any sun, not
less than five $50 dollars nor more THAI Fifty
$3.50 dollars, and shall also be liable Tor any
and ali damages aecruing to any person or per
sons or corporation by such act.
SEC g. The orders issued by the auditor to
viewers shall be served by the sheriff. and he
shall be paid by the county for such services
the same fees al he is allowed by law for similar
services.
SEC 20. The surveyor and engineer shall re-
ceive the sum Of tour (S4) dollars per day TOR
every day he is necessarily engaged in perform
ing The duties required of him by this act; the
viewers shall receive three t$3) dollars per day
for each and every day they are necessarily en-
Gagged in viewing bitches and making up aud
filing their reports: each rod man shall receive
the sum of two !'S2, dollars per dizzy tor each and
every day he IS employed, and each chain man,
ak man, and all other hands necessary to the
prompt execution OF the work Of locating
pubic ditch shall be allowed one dollar and
fifty [cents] so per day for the time each are
actually employed; the county auditor Of each
county shall receive compensation for his serv-
misSioners shall determine, and such compensa-